India have won six of the 13 editions of the tournament so far, while Sri Lanka have won five and Pakistan have emerged victorious on two occasions. India won the first-ever Asia Cup, held in 1984, as well as the last tournament – played in the T20 format – in 2016, and the tournament has seen several nail-biting encounters over the years.

Fifties from Iqbal (60) and Hasan (68) left Bangladesh with 39 to get from the last four overs and when Mahumudullah and Masrafe Mortaza collected 14 off one Umar Gul over, Bangladesh could smell victory. But the last over proved out to be catastrophic for Bangladesh as Aizaz Cheema conceded only six runs with nine to defend and took Pakistan to their second title.

‘Boom Boom’ Afridi stuns India

When the Pakistan bowlers restricted India to 245-8 in their 2014 Asia Cup clash in Dhaka, it looked like a stroll in the park for Misbah-ul-Haq’s men. However, India roared back into the game and despite a fighting 75 from Hafeezm had Pakistan eight down for 235 with 10 needed off the final over – Bhuvneshwar Kumar had just bowled an excellent 49th, conceding just three runs and picking up two wickets.

With all other bowlers bowled out, India captain MS Dhoni trusted spinner Ravichandran Ashwin with the last over and it seemed to be the right decision when Ashwin bowled Saeed Ajmal on the first ball. But Afridi had other intentions. With nine needed off three, he smashed Ashwin for two consecutive sixes to seal the deal for Pakistan.